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Alzheimer's is a serious threat to our nation's healthcare system. Medicare and Medicaid spending on Alzheimer care already exceeds $110 billion. By 2015, Medicare spending on beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s will reach $189 billion and Medicaid costs will be nearly $30 billion.

Alzheimer's creates hardship for countless families as they struggle to provide the best care that they can for loved ones. This disease poses a threat to families' well-being and financial security.

Champions acting together raise the urgency of our message and generate the action necessary from our lawmakers to address this disease.

The Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act introduced in the Senate by Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and Christopher "Kit" Bond (R-MO) and in the House by Representatives Edward Markey (D-MA) and Christopher Smith (R-NJ) seeks to increase funding for Alzheimer’s at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to $2 billion which would be a significant step in restoring momentum in the pursuit of better diagnosis, prevention and treatment.

The legislation also creates a National Summit on Alzheimer's, which would bring together researchers, policymakers and public health professionals to discuss the latest promising research avenues in Alzheimer's disease. 

Equally important as investing in the research that can yield breakthroughs in the near future, is helping the nearly 10 million Alzheimer caregivers today who wrestle with the financial and emotional challenges of caring for a loved one with this disease. The Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Act seeks to provide them with vital resources and tools to assist them in this demanding role by expanding the Alzheimer's Care State Matching Grant program.